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From:   Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>
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On Mon, Nov 01, 2021 at 07:27:41AM -0400, Hamza Mahfooz wrote:
> Hey Luis,
> 
> I recently came across [1], and was wondering why it is desirable to
> unexport
> register_sysctl_table()?
> 
> 1. https://kernelnewbies.org/KernelProjects/proc


https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mcgrof/linux-next.git/log/?h=20200528-sysctl-cleanups

But please read this thread completely:

https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200529074108.16928-1-mcgrof@kernel.org

So I'll refresh this work soon.

  Luis